The second son of Du followed the guard to the gate of the city wall. The guard said, "Captain Du, that's the one over there, the tallest one." The
second son of Du took a look, and then his eyes widened. He exclaimed in surprise, "Good horse... This is really a good horse." But could this man be Tao Shan's friend? Tao Shan was just a guard, how could he have a friend riding a horse? Others might not recognize the value of Wu Shuai, but the second son of Du would be a rich second generation in modern times. Comparing a horse to a car, is there any rich second generation who can't recognize a luxury car? With doubts in his heart, the second son of Du approached Qin Fang.
Qin Fang was originally looking at the gate of the city wall. Although he didn't know what Second Young Master Du looked like, he guessed that the guard he had talked to was Second Young Master Du when he came down with a young man. He didn't go over, but waited for Second Young Master Du to get closer.
When Second Young Master Du got closer, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you Tao Shan's friend? What did Tao Shan ask you to bring me?" His tone was suspicious.
Qin Fang lowered his voice and said, "Second Young Master, I will show you the pass and the document, but please don't say anything after you read it, and listen to me."
Second Young Master Du knew that this person's identity was questionable when he heard him, but in broad daylight, there were a lot of people at the gate of the capital, so he was naturally not afraid, and nodded.
Qin Fang took out his identity document: "Please read it."
The second son of the Du family took the document. When he saw that it was Qin Fang, he was stunned at first, because it was too unexpected. He did not expect that his father's only student would appear here. But when he realized that the other party was his father's only student, he also realized the other party's identity, the city guard of Yunxiang County. His eyes widened immediately, and then he pulled Qin Fang to a place where no one was. He couldn't help but whispered: "Are you Qin Fang? My father's student?" He had never seen Qin Fang, nor had he heard his father describe Qin Fang, but the identity document was fine, and if this was Qin Fang, it could be explained, because Tao Shan would not have a friend riding a BMW, and this person knew about Tao Shan and him, so it could indeed be Qin Fang.
Qin Fang said, "It is indeed Qin. Qin came to the capital secretly and it is not easy to expose his identity. Second Young Master, do you have any way to let Qin see the emperor?" Second
Young Master Du's face darkened, "Are you crazy? You are a city guard general. A city guard general cannot leave the county without a royal order, just like a military general cannot come to the capital privately without an imperial decree. You still want to see the emperor? Are you going to give yourself up? You have to go back quickly, otherwise it doesn't matter if something happens to you, but it will be terrible if my father is implicated."
Although Second Young Master Du's words were fierce and he sounded worried about being implicated, there was also a tone of concern for himself. Qin Fang was a little moved. He said calmly, "Don't worry, Second Master. Although I can't leave the capital without permission, I have my reasons. I can explain them to the emperor. And something happened to me. The teacher knows about it. Don't worry."
Second Master Du didn't believe Qin Fang, but he believed in his father. Since his father accepted Qin Fang as a student, Qin Fang must be extraordinary. Hearing Qin Fang say this, he could only agree. Could he refuse? No. "Okay, I'll take you to see the emperor, and you...just treat it as my subordinate."
Qin Fang: "Thank you, Second Young Master." Second
Young Master Du: "No, no, no, you are my father's student, just like my brother. Oh, by the way, how old are you?"
Qin Fang thought that this quick-talking Second Young Master Du was also quite interesting. He was completely different from his teacher's personality. He didn't know how the self-disciplined teacher could teach a son with such a personality. "I'm twenty-two this year? How about you?" Second
Young Master Du: "I'm twenty this year, you are older than me, and I will let you be Brother Qin in the future." The other party is a fifth-rank official, and he is only a seventh-rank official, so it is reasonable for him to call him brother. "Oh, by the way, do you know my name? My name is Du Xingran."
Qin Fang: "Brother Xing."
The Second Young Master Du: "... I have an older brother who is 25 years old this year, named Du Xingfei. If my older brother is present, it may not be appropriate for you, Brother Xing, to be here."
Qin Fang changed his words: "Brother Ran."
Du Xingran's mouth twitched a few times: "Okay, come with me. By the way, do you still have watermelons? Watermelons are delicious."
Qin Fang said: "There are no watermelons, but there are watermelon seeds. I don't know if you people in Beijing can grow them. Maybe you can come to Yunxiang County next year and I will treat you to a good meal."
Du Xingran: "Then I'll come to Yunxiang County and plant them in Beijing? No, that fruit is precious and rare, it can be sold at a high price, why let others get it for nothing. By the way, do you like the things I asked Tao Shan to send? Isn't your wife going to give birth?"
Qin Fang: "Thank you, brother Ran, I like it very much, brother Ran, thank you for your trouble."
Du Xingran smiled and waved his hands: "Nothing, as long as you like it, this is what my wife prepared."
As they were talking, the two entered the city gate. Du Xingran called a subordinate: "Come here and help my brother look after the horse. He hurried here and his clothes are all sweaty. He has to change his clothes to avoid getting sick."
Speaking of which, Du Xingran's excuse was indeed good and appropriate. Although September was not hot, Qin Fang hurried all night and was indeed sweaty.
Subordinate: "Yes."
Du Xingran took Qin Fang to the rest room for duty: "Go take a shower, I'll prepare some clothes for our guards. Hey, you need to prepare some bigger clothes for your height."
Qin Fang bowed: "Thank you, brother Ran."
Qin Fang took a quick shower, but when he finished, Du Xingran had already returned with the guards' clothes. Qin Fang brought his own change of clothes, but he also knew Du Xingran's intention. Although he didn't say it, who doesn't know?
Du Xingran: "The clothes are long enough, probably a bit big, I found some change of clothes for the fattest one among our guards. He is the same height as you, but fatter than you."
Qin Fang: "No problem."
After changing clothes, Du Xingran took Qin Fang straight to the palace. This is also the benefit of being a "rich second generation and an official second generation". If it were an ordinary family's illegitimate son, let alone an illegitimate son, even if it was a legitimate son, how could he enter the palace just like that? But the illegitimate son of Lord Du's family is different. First of all, Du Ke has only two sons. Even if he values legitimate sons more, he still cares a lot about illegitimate sons. Secondly, the Du family never oppresses or bullies illegitimate sons, so Du Xingran has a very high status among the legitimate sons of aristocratic families in the capital since he was a child.
At this moment, the two arrived at the gate of the palace.
"Second Young Master Du." The guard at the gate of the palace recognized Du Xingran. Du Xingran would go to the palace with his father to attend the banquet every year, and he had just been here because of Tao Shan's incident not long ago, so how could he not recognize him?
Du Xingran nodded: "I have something to do and need to go to the palace to see the emperor. Please inform him."
The palace guards did not dare to neglect: "Yes."
At this moment, the emperor was reading memorials in the study. Chief Chi said: "Your Majesty, the guard at the palace gate reported that the
second son of the Du family, Du Xingran, wants to see you." The emperor was stunned: "Du Xingran? What is the Du family waiter doing here?" The Du family waiter was nothing in front of him. If he was not the son of Old Du, he would not have any impression of him. However, officials like the Du family waiter would not and would not dare to enter the palace unless they had something to do. The emperor thought, could it be that Old Du had something to do? "Let him in."
This is also the advantage of being Du Ke's son. If it was someone else's son, how could the guards help him pass the message to the emperor directly?
A guard came immediately: "Second Young Master Du, the emperor invites you."
Du Xingran nodded and said to Qin Fang: "Let's go."
"Second Young Master Du..." The other party stopped him, "You can go in, but this person can't." There are rules for entering the palace. When reporting, Du Xingran did not say that he would go in with Qin Fang, so the guards could not let people who came from unknown places in. Did
n't Du Xingran want to say it at that time? Of course not, but Qin Fang's identity was special, and Qin Fang told him not to say it. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and bring people in. Maybe the guards would turn a blind eye? But how could he know that the guards were watching very strictly. Du Xingran nodded: "Okay." Then he said to Qin Fang, "Wait for me here."
Qin Fang handed him his identity document: "Trouble."
Du Xingran waved his hand.
When Du Xingran was taken to see the emperor, he was not afraid, but he was still a little nervous. He was not very successful on weekdays, and the position of captain was still due to his father's face. Even though he had entered the palace many times, he was still a little uncomfortable to see the emperor.
I don't know why Brother Qin came to see the emperor. He, a general defending the city, actually left the county. Will it implicate himself who brought him here? But there is no way to implicate him, he has already entered the palace.
Du Xingran was very conflicted, but his steps into the palace were firm. When he arrived in front of Yu's study, he saw Chief Steward Chi outside. Du Xingran immediately put on a harmless smile and said, "Hello, Chief Steward Chi. It's been a long time since we last met. You look more energetic."
Chief Steward Chi said with a smile, "I don't deserve it. How come the Second Young Master Du came to the palace? But Lord Du asked you to come in for something?"
Du Xingran said, "I was asked by someone, not my father. Chief Steward Chi, please ask the emperor. I, Du Xingran, have something to ask for." This was the first time in his 20 years of life that he had formally entered the palace to see the emperor.
Chief Steward Chi said, "The emperor is waiting for you. Come in."
Du Xingran followed Chief Steward Chi into the study room. When one foot stepped over the threshold of the study room, his heart trembled. He had fought hard for Brother Qin today. He hoped that his father's judgment of people was not wrong.
If Old Du knew that he was suspected by him, he would probably break his legs.
As soon as Du Xingran entered the study, he bowed: "I, your humble servant Du Xingran, pay my respects to His Majesty."
The emperor smiled and said, "Get up, why did Du Er come to the palace? What's the matter?"
Du Xingran stood up and took something out of his arms: "Your Majesty, the owner of this thing wants to see Your Majesty. He is outside the palace gate right now, wearing the clothes of a city guard. He said that his identity is not easy to be exposed, so he entrusted your humble servant."
As soon as Du Xingran said this, the emperor's smiling expression immediately withdrew, and the whole person became serious. Qin Fang is the city guard of Yunxiang County. How could he leave Yunxiang County without permission? This is illegal, and if it goes wrong, it will be a big deal. But Qin Fang is not such a person without measure, so... something happened? "Quick, bring the person here."
Qin Fang was immediately taken into the palace. Chief Steward Chi was waiting for him at the door of Yu's study. When he saw Qin Fang coming, his eyes lit up, but there were spies everywhere in the palace, so he didn't say hello. Instead, he smiled and said, "You're here?"
Qin Fang bowed and said, "Chief Steward, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."
Chief Steward Chi said, "Yes, I ate the watermelon you sent specially. The emperor is waiting for you inside." He could see that Qin Fang's face was not very good, maybe something big had happened.
Qin Fang was nervous for no reason when he heard what Chi said. He pulled his clothes and said, "Chief Steward, is it okay for me to meet the emperor like this?"
Whether it was a teenager or a young person, even an old person, they all admired the emperor and looked at him like a god, so Chi understood his nervousness. He smiled and said, "It's okay, you can go in." The more wicked, the better, at least you can win some sympathy, otherwise the generals who guard the city left the county without permission, which is a serious crime.
Qin Fang was not relieved when he heard him say this, but he still followed him in. When he stepped into Yu's study, he was more nervous than Du Xingran. He lowered his head, and his hands and feet were almost in sync. After entering, he caught a glimpse of the direction of the table and immediately knelt down to salute: "Your humble servant Qin Fang pays homage to His Majesty." Although, even the emperor's figure was not seen.
The emperor was also surprised to see Qin Fang. To be honest, before meeting Qin Fang, he had never thought about what Qin Fang looked like. But when Du Xingran said that Qin Fang was outside the palace gate, he did imagine what Qin Fang looked like. The young man in front of him was very tall, and his words and deeds were very stiff. Apart from his appearance and height, the stiff movement of his walk was somewhat different from Qin Fang, who was verbose when writing memorials. Reading Qin Fang's memorials, he would think that Qin Fang was a very lively and courageous young man.
But in fact he is not.
The emperor: "Raise your head, let me take a look at you."
Qin Fang raised his head. His facial features were very firm, which made him look very stern because of nervousness. He looked at the emperor with an expressionless face, and those who didn't know him would think he was looking at the murderer of his father. In fact, the stiff expression was gone, and he didn't dare to move.
Puff... The emperor laughed: "Stand up, sit down." Then he said to Chief Steward Chi and Du Xingran, "You can leave." Chief
Steward Chi and Du Xingran left, but Qin Fang didn't stand up.
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Why? You like to kneel."
Qin Fang shook his head quickly: "Your Majesty, I... I have a cramp in my leg and can't get up." After answering, he got up from the ground. He crawled, put his hands on the ground, slowly got up, and then limped to sit down.
"Hahaha..." The emperor laughed even louder. He had never been so happy before. This Qin Fang... He was simple and honest, which made people like him very much.
Hearing the emperor's laughter, Qin Fang felt a little embarrassed. He was joking, but he was not a fool. He could see that the emperor was in a good mood.
The emperor just laughed a few times, and didn't laugh for too long. Then his expression became serious: "Qin Fang, do you know your crime?"
Qin Fang snorted and knelt down again. The sound was really heavy, and the emperor felt pain, but he still had a serious expression: "The general guarding the city left the county city without permission. Even if you are not guilty of death, how can I let you be my general again? What's the difference between you and fleeing without fighting when the enemy soldiers are at the gate of the city?"
Qin Fang swallowed and said nervously: "Your Majesty, I have a compelling reason to come here. I have two...
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Tell me about it." Qin
Fang said: "The first reason is about the matter of raising horses, vegetable seeds and fruit seeds mentioned by the emperor. I have a detailed plan, which cannot be explained in black and white, so I plan to meet you in person. Of course, before that, I know that I have to write a memorial to the emperor. I originally planned to do so, but recently I don’t know who I have offended. Someone is behind me. I think that maybe I am not suitable to be an official. I want to resign."
"Really?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at Qin Fang. He wanted to know about the horse-raising plan, but he was more suspicious of what Qin Fang said next. He stared at Qin Fang, wanting to see what this man's purpose was. But Qin Fang's eyes were frank, and he didn't seem to be lying at all. He pondered, Qin Fang was Du Ke's student, and he was also Du Ke's student appointed by him in the study, who would deal with him? "Come on, what's going on?" Is it so serious that this young man wants to resign? It can be seen that the problem is not small.
Qin Fang was nervous. He was retreating to advance. He knew very well that his advantage was that he had no backing. Although Du Ke was his teacher, he was nothing in front of the emperor. In front of the emperor, it was most appropriate for him to be pitiful.
Qin Fang stood up and rubbed his knees first. He had used too much force just now and it hurt.
The emperor looked at him and couldn't help but think of the voice just now, and his eyes softened a little.
Qin Fang said slowly, "A few days ago, my wife's cook, Aunt Fan, came back..." He told Aunt Fan about her. "Aunt Fan said that County Magistrate Cheng of Laiwang County used her son-in-law to gamble and owed a huge amount of money that he couldn't pay back. Then he asked his son-in-law to persuade her and Aunt Fan to persuade my husband and me to give the Laiwang County's imperial grain agency to County Magistrate Cheng's family. Of course, I don't believe these things. Who is County Magistrate Cheng? How could he do this? So, I asked Lord Liu, the prefect of Hedong Prefecture, to make the decision, but Lord Liu wrote this letter back to me. Take a look." He stood up, walked to the table, and gave the letter to the emperor.
The emperor took the letter and opened it. When he saw the content of the letter, his face sank.
General Qin:
I can't help you. I have inquired about the attitude of County Magistrate Cheng. This matter is directed at you, and the other party is not afraid of Minister Du. I see forgiveness.
The emperor stared at the letter. He did not doubt the authenticity of the letter. Qin Fang did not dare to deliver the forged letter to him, so there must be no problem with the letter, because if the letter is fake, it will be easily exposed.
So the letter is true.
It can be believed that it is true, so the words in the letter have to make people ponder. Touch Qin Fang, and not afraid of Du Ke, the words in this letter are very interesting.
Du Ke is his man, Qin Fang is Du Ke's man, or in other words, Qin Fang was led by him to become Du Ke's man, in other words, Qin Fang is the person he wants to cultivate. So, who would dare to touch Qin Fang? Of
course, the emperor would not think about this question. What the emperor thinks is, what is the purpose of touching Qin Fang?
Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Qin Fang was a little nervous. If he was not strong-willed, his legs would probably tremble in this silence. "What do you think about this matter?" The emperor asked after a long while.
Qin Fang shook his head honestly: "Your Majesty, I can't think of it. There is nothing good about me, so why does the other party come after me? My family has no money. If it were a girl, maybe the other party would come for my beautiful appearance, but I am a man..."
"Stop." The emperor interrupted him. The atmosphere was obviously serious, but for some reason, he wanted to laugh, just like reading Qin Fang's memorial made him want to laugh. Thinking about it now, Qin Fang's personality is quite similar to the memorial, muttering and nagging.
Qin Fang stopped, then looked at the emperor with a puzzled look, as if to say, didn't you want me to say it?
The emperor held his forehead and said, "You go on... sit over there and talk." Being so close to him, he couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Yes, sir." Qin Fang returned to his seat, "So the other party is not coming for my property, nor for me personally, then they are coming for the interests that are related to me. Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
The emperor did not answer his question, but said, "Go on." But he thought in his heart that this silly boy still has brains.
Qin Fang continued, "They are coming for my interests, then my interests can only be five."
"Oh? Which five?" He couldn't even think of five, how did he come up with them? The emperor was very curious.
Qin Fang stretched out his first finger: "First, the identity of the general defending Yunxiang County. However, before I was transferred to Yunxiang County, Yunxiang County was very poor. If anyone cared about this identity, it would not be my turn. Therefore, I think the benefit is impossible."
The emperor: "What about the second one?" He asked, his eyes fixed on Qin Fang's hand. His fingers were red and the wounds were new, indicating that they were caused in the past few days. No, it should be said that the wounds have been hurt in the past few days, otherwise they would definitely fade. The emperor looked at his tired appearance and quickly realized that this was caused by him rushing here overnight and holding the reins with his hands. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "How many days did it take you to get from Yunxiang County to the capital?"
"Ah?" Qin Fang didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked this, he said truthfully, "It took two days and one night. I left Yunxiang County early yesterday morning and arrived this afternoon." Strictly speaking, it was one day and one night and more than half a day.
The emperor was surprised: "When Tao Shan came before, I asked him, he rushed and it was considered fast, but it also took three days and three nights. How did you rush at this speed? Even a war horse can't reach this speed." No wonder his hands were rubbed red. The emperor thought about it and felt a little bit reluctant.
The image of Qin Fang in the emperor's mind at this moment is that of a countryman, born in a poor family, with no knowledge, no scheming, and very honest. But he is also a smart person, and honesty does not mean stupidity.
Qin Fang smiled and said, "I have a precious horse named Wu Shuai. Wu Shuai was named by Zhuo Jing. Zhuo Jing said that it was all black, and the first character was Wu. He also hoped that it would become the marshal among horses, so he was named Wu Shuai."
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The emperor: I finally met the nagging and long-winded gentleman in person. He is more long-winded than the memorials!
Qin Fang: I finally met the emperor in person, and he is better than I thought!
The two agreed:
The emperor: This boy is honest and upright, and can be of great use.
Qin Fang: The emperor is wise and intelligent, and I must be loyal to him!
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